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We give a simple way for determining the normalized potentials in the Weierstrass type representation of the harmonic maps for a Riemann surface to a compact symmetric space. As an application, the normalized potential for an arbitrary constant mean curvature surface in space is obtained.
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Wu, H. A Simple Way for Determining the Normalized Potentials for Harmonic Maps. Annals of Global Analysis and Geometry 17, 189–199 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006556302766
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006556302766